Santa to Visit Poricy Park Nature Center

MONMOUTH, N.J. - Nov. 25, 2013 - PRLog -- Children can have their photo taken with Santa and make a craft in the classroom. The Nature Center will be transformed into a winter wonderland with holiday music, candy canes and refreshments. Fee includes visit with Santa, candy canes, craft for first child and one photo (group or individual); $8 members; $10 non-members. Craft activities for additional children is $2 per child. Additional copies of photo are available for $6 each.

While visiting, guests are invited to stop in to the 26th Annual Holiday & Craft Shop held at the Annex. The Shop will run daily Friday, November 29 through Sunday, December 8; and on Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The Nature Center Gift Shop is also open during Santa's visit for unique gifts and bird seed. Tickets are also available for the annual quilt raffle which will be drawn on Sunday, December 8th. The queen-size quilt is handcrafted and donated by members of Rebecca's Reel Quilters of Poricy Park.

Poricy Park Conservancy is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization located in Middletown Township. All community and summer camp programs are run by Poricy Park Conservancy. Poricy Park is located at 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown Township. With exceptional ecological resources, the 250 acre historical and nature site makes it one of the largest parks in Monmouth County. The Park offers recreational activities such as magnificent wooded hiking trails, bird watching, pristine pond settings, fishing, and a one-of-a-kind 70 million year-old Cretaceous fossil bed. Poricy Park is home to the 1770 NJ Historic Murray Farmhouse and Barn. The Nature Center is open Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm. For additional information, call the Nature Center at 732-842-5966 or visit www.poricypark.org.